New York, January 14, 2019 – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that Jon Korngold, a former senior leader at General Atlantic, will join the firm as a Senior Managing Director and head of Blackstone’s Growth Equity investing platform.

Houston, TX, December 18, 2018. Beacon Offshore Energy LLC (“Beacon”), an exploration and production company focused on exploring, developing, acquiring and operating upstream oil and gas properties in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (“GOM”), wholly owned by funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners, an affiliate of Blackstone (NYSE:BX), announced today that Scott Gutterman has joined Beacon as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

New York, December 10, 2018 – The Blackstone Charitable Foundation and Techstars today announced the creation of LaunchPad Lift. As part of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars program to support collegiate entrepreneurs, LaunchPad Lift identifies top-performing student teams from across the LaunchPad global network, and pairs them with resources and opportunities to help their ventures succeed.

New York, November 30, 2018 – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Clarus, a leading global life sciences investment firm. Going forward, the business will operate as Blackstone Life Sciences, while historical funds will retain the Clarus name.

New York, November 28, 2018 – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, is scheduled to present at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 12:40pm ET.

EagleClaw Midstream (“EagleClaw” or the “Company”), funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners (“Blackstone”), and I Squared Capital announced today that the parties have executed and concurrently closed binding agreements pursuant to which I Squared Capital has committed over $500 million of cash and contributed its Delaware Basin midstream portfolio company, Pinnacle Midstream, and become a partner in BCP Raptor Holdco, the parent company for EagleClaw.

New York, October 25, 2018 – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that Michael Chae, Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Future of Financials Conference on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 2:05 pm ET.

New York, October 23, 2018 – Blackstone Energy Partners announced today that it has entered into binding agreements to acquire a controlling, majority interest in Ulterra Drilling Technologies (“Ulterra” or the “Company”) from affiliates of American Securities LLC.

Private Equity Funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) announce the acquisition of the National Exhibition Centre Group (“NEC” or “the company”), a leading live events venue operator in the UK, from LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group.

Private Equity Funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) today announced a partnership with an experienced management team, led by Sameh Shenouda, the former Head of Infrastructure Equity Investments at CDC Group, the UK government-owned Development Finance Institution (DFI) , to create Zarou (“Zarou”), a company fully owned by Blackstone. Zarou will develop, finance, construct and operate energy-related projects in the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) and neighbouring regions.

New York, September 26, 2018 – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced additional senior hires for its Blackstone Insurance Solutions (BIS) group, as it continues to expand that business, which is dedicated to delivering the firm’s private credit and investment management expertise to insurers.

Luminor, one of the leading banks in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania announced today that it has entered into a new strategic corporate partnership with a consortium led by private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”). As part of the transaction, the consortium will acquire a 60% majority stake in the bank alongside its current owners Nordea Bank AB (“Nordea”) and DNB BANK ASA (“DNB”) for a cash consideration of €1 billion.

Network Rail has agreed terms with Telereal Trillium and Blackstone Property Partners for the sale of its commercial estate portfolio. Proceeds from the £1.46 billion transaction will help fund the railway upgrade plan, bringing major improvements for passengers and reducing the need for taxpayers to fund the railway.

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